Hinge.



J. S. WRIKEMAN.

HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED 0OT.31. 1911.

Patented Apr. 7, 19M

wi/twaooeo JOHN S. WRIKEMAN, 0F KILGORE, OHIO.

HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 7, 1914.

Application filed October 31, 1911. Serial No. 657,754.

1 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN S. WRIK'EMA'N,citizen of the United States, residing at Kilgore, in the county ofCarroll and State of etliciency and utility of devices of thischaracter.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed hingewhereby the door may be readily mounted upon the casing or frame andwithout detaching any of the parts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is readily reversible in position without structural change in theparts so that a right and left-handed hinge is provided.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterconstructed from sheet or plate metal pressed into the required shapeand which may be inexpensively manufactured.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claim.

The improved device may be applied to any of the various forms of doorsor like structures which require a spring hinge, but is moreparticularly adapted, as above stated, for use upon screen doors, and inthe drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved device and aportion of a door and its frame in section. Fig. 2 is a sectional detailof the hinge members. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective views of the mainleaf portions of the hinge detached. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of thesupporting member.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingsby the same reference characters.

The improved hinge is formed of two main leaves each preferably pressedfrom a single plate of metal. One of the leaves is.

formed with a body 10 having lateral flanges 11-12 at the ends, theflange 11 terminating at one end in a projecting ear 13, while theflange 12 is formed with a similar proecting ear 14. The otherleaf ofthe improved hinge comprises a body 15 having lateral flanges 16-17 andears 18-19, and is practically a duplicate of the previously describedmember so far as the body portions and the flanges and ears areconcerned. The body 15 is provided with an outwardly pro ecting web 20which is curved into semicylindrical shape and extends between the ears18-19 and is spaced at the ends therefrom and is concentricsubstantially to the ears as shown and forms a hood to cover and protectthe spring as hereafter explained.

The ears of the two body members overlap and are connected by a pintle21. A spring 22 surrounds the pintle within the hood 20 and likewisebetween the ears 13-14. One end of the spring is extended as shown at 23for engagement against the inner face of the body 15 while the otherterminal 24: of the spring projects into engagement with the inner faceof the body 10. By this means the requisite-spring force is applied tothe hinge member as hereafter explained.

The body 10 is formed with a relatively large transverse opening havingits inner edge 24 extending in parallel relations to the pintle 21 or inparallel relations to the vertical plane of the hinge, while theopposite edge 25 of the opening extends obliquely to the vertical planeof the hinge. The body 15 is provided with a similar opening having itsinner edge 26 extending in parallel relations to the vertical plane ofthe hinge, while the outer edge 27 extends obliquely to the verticalplane of the hinge. The flange 11 is provided with a recess 28, whilethe flange 12 is provided with a similar recess 29, the recessescommunicating with the opening defined by the edges 24-25 and extendingat their ends beyond the edges of the opening as shown. The flanges16-17 are provided respectively with a similar recess 30-31 whose endsextend beyond the edges 26-27 of the opening.

A supporting member is provided with each of the hinges each supportingmember comprising a body 32 having ribs 33-3 1 extending from theiredges and intermediate the side faces so that rabbets or shoulders areformed upon opposite sides of the ribs. The ribs 33-34 do not extend thefull length of the body 32, but stop short thereof at one end wherebystop shoulders are formed.

The portion of the body 32 which contains the ribs 33-34: conforms inoutline to the openings defined by the edges 2425 and 26--27, While theribs 33-34 are designed to pass through the extensions at the ends ofthe recesses with the wider ends of the edges gfthe openings bearingupon the .shoulders The supporting members 32 are preferably attached tothe casing and remaining thereon and being relatively thin do notattract attention when the door is detached.

The members 32 may be attached to the door in reverse position and thehinge leaves reversed in position and attached to the casing withoutdeparting from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages, as the operation and the results would be the same andwithout structural change in the device. I

When it is desired to remove the door it is only necessary to elevatethe door together with the hingedly united leaves when the door isreleased.

It will be noted that the body 10 is provided with apertures adapted toreceive fas tening devices whereby the body may be. attached permanentlyto the door or casing, as the case may be.

The leaf members are each pressed or' stamped from a single sheet ofmetal, ref? 'erably steel, and may be of any require size or strength ofmaterial to correspond to the weight of the door to which they are to beattached, and may be plated, japanned or otherwise coated 'or protected.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A hinge comprising coacting leaves swingingly united and having lateralflanges at their upper and lower edges and an opening in each leaf, eachof said flanges having a recess at the juncture thereof with the leavesand communicating with the opening, the recesses being of greater lengththan the width of the openings and extending beyond the edges of thesame, and a supporting member adapted to be connected to a door casingwith ribs centrally of its edges and conforming to and engaging theouter face of said body adjacent to said openings, said recesses passingover the supporting members and said supporting members being reversiblein position. y

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN S. WRIKEMAN. [1,. s.] Witnesses:

ANDREW PHILLIPS,

C. E. NU'PP.

